The park
is inspected daily for signs of litter, anti-social behaviour and
to ensure that all park furniture is safe for use. If
you spot anything that needs attention, please get in contact with
the Wardens

Education

School
Programmes-A range of nature and heritage
activities are available to visiting school groups. These include
nature detectives, pond dipping, mini-beast hunts, mining
orienteering and natural collage activities. The aim of each
session is to encourage learning through play in an outdoor
environment, in line with the current outdoor play element of the
Welsh Foundation Stage curriculum. This service is provided free of
charge to all schools. If you would like to find out more or book
your school group in for a session, then please contact
the Wardens.

Events

We try and
have a Funday every year. In the past our biggest event has been
the "Big Valleys
Festival" or "The Big V", as it
has come to be known, which ran in late summer each year. This
event is organised by the Community First Partnership and attracts
thousands of people from the local area. The event offered fun
activities suitable for all ages including water-zorbing,
inflatables, a rodeo bull, face painting, archery and a petting
zoo.

"Glo in the
Park"is our Christmas extravaganza, where
children can enjoy the fun of the season with a visit from Father
Christmas, who has a surprise for children (if they have been good
boys and girls that is!). More information on the 2015 event to
come soon.

Holiday
eventsare run during each school holiday.
These are mainly nature focused, family events and aim to encourage
participants to explore the world around them. Holiday sessions
have included pond dipping, mini-beast hunts, bird and butterfly
walks and bird box building. See Events page where all our events
will be uploaded.

All events are provided free of charge, so why not give them
a go? For details of up and coming events, see the event
section.

Volunteering
Activities

One of our
targets is to encourage local people and community groups to get
involved in the management of the park. All groups are welcome,
from colleges, Scouts and Guides, Duke of Edinburgh, and other
community organisations. These groups can get involved in habitat
management, wildlife survey and maintenance tasks on the park.
Wardens accompany each group and teach safe tool use and management
techniques

We also
run a weekly group for local people who wish to volunteer on the
park. We hope that by getting involved in this group, individuals
will feel a greater ownership of the park, have fun and help to
maintain that famous Valleys community spirit!

See the
volunteering
section for more information on how to volunteer on the
park.

Guided nature and
heritage walks

Guided
nature and heritage walks are available upon request.
Contact the Wardens to make
arrangements.

The park is
manned by three full time staff- two Wardens who are based in
Glo Ddu Pavilion 7 days a week, 8am-4pm. Supporting them is the
Friends of Taff Bargoed Park Development Officer based in the
Pavilion 5 days a week from 8am - 3.30pm.

The Wardens aim
to create a friendly and welcoming atmosphere on the park and would
welcome feedback about the service provided, so why not pop in for
a chat.

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